The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-01
TAE PEABODY BONDS.
THE BILL TO FUND THEN INTO
GER fIFICATE5
or Indebtedness Reported Fayorably
by the Committee on Com
3 mon Schools.
THE BILL PRESCRIBING THE
MODE OF SUBMITTING
The Amendment to the Constitution
Passes The HOuse-The Mem.
Phis Hospital.
ESPECIAL TO TEE ArPEAL.l

NASHVILLE, Tenn, February 2S.-
Send,e The Comm ttee on Education
and Com mon SCHOOLS reported favora
bly, the bill 10 fund the Peabody bonds
into certificates OF indebtedness with
the following amendments: Strike
out from the fifth to the ninth line in
usive and insert, "Whereas, in his
last endowment TO the institute for his
support was. transferred in part 2l3
bonds OF the denomination of $1,000
each, is ued by tue State of Tennessee
FIR puobc imp ovements." II the
II neteenth line strike out the words
"three hundred" and insert "lwo hum
dred and thirteen"
Mr.. Thompson iatroducei resolu.
ton, which was adopted uuder sus-
pentiol of thu rules, thanking Col.
Dole for the tender to the State Of val.
liable property for charitable pur-
poses.
A few new bills of no importance
were Introduced.
The rour of 10 o'clock having ar
rived, Mr.. Speaker Ewing announced
thst the special order s mae Ii No.
273 (the submission billy would be
taken up.
The @ ERIK read the bill and the
amendments proposed by the maj )riEy
of the Judiciary COMMITTEES, and also
the minority report, which agree with
the IN rity, except the amendment
which fixes tho time for holding sait
election on the third Tuesday in No
yember, 1883, and the amendment
which directs the B ard OF Insps ctors
to report the result OF the election to
the General Assembly, which con.
venes in January, 1889.
The minority report is signed by
MessIs. Townes, Eormeut, Saudford,
Oobbs, Williamson, Trlmble end
| LAWS.
The report concludes as follows:
"The platforms of both political par
ties in this State pledged the people Of
| Tepnspsee that this constitutional
amendment should be submitted 10
them for their ratification or rejection.
We believe that the true spirit and
meaning of this d 'c'aration is that the
propo,ed amendment should be sub
nitted for ratification or reject.oa
within a asonsble time to the people
and at a separate election, and we be-
lieve the time proposed by the
majority of the committee, the
third Tuesday in November, 1888
10 n unreasonable time. Again: Oul
cons tuition is silent as to what tri
bunai or authority shall be clothed
with the power to announce the resul
OF said election, and we therefore in
| =. ~ kh.a Vaniaatnrn haa fhn finhI
and the power to name that tribunal
The bill has done this by providiri
for board Of inspectors, whose dut,
shall be to compare thu vote and eau
vas3 the returns and announce the re
suit thereof.
Mr.. Sanford moved 10 substitute thu
minority report as far as pra cticab
FIR the majority report.
Mr.. Med well seconded the motion
Mr.. Lewis called for the announce
ment of the member of the COMMITTEES
who signed the maj Jrity report
Ruled out Of order.
Several demands were made for thu
: reading of the names.
, The Char said the report was onl,
. signed by the chairman Of the CON
mittee, whom the comm ttee had in
structed TO r'port to 1t, and there for
the call for names could not be haC
The Judicia y Committee is compose
of Senators SaUford, Cobbs, ] ,rviI
williamson, Lewis, Townss, Normen
9 Qusrle', Fairbanks, L ech, thompson
! Nancy, Simerly, Tdmbie and Brow
Mr.. Nancy was rec ,gn'z d BY tn
: Speaker, and he proceeded to addr' &
:. the Senate on the motion of Mr.. Sal
= ford 10 tubsti ute.
: Gen. Many spoke from 10:l
Z O'Clock til 1857 o'clock, the hour t
= adjournment. The Senate Chambt
a was thrunged with ladies to listen
the discussiou. A number OF iqut
q dealers we're also present. Gen. Name
WAS accorded the utmost attentio
|. throughout tho delivery of his spsecl
> The speaker spent one hour and hs
: in generalities to kill time, and new
q reach the resl question at issue ii
4 1890 o'e ock.
At o'clock the Senate took Iece
n to $3.50 o'clock.
O THE AFTERNOON SESSION
a was tSken up by Gen. Nancy, Ser a.,
N rment aad Ssnat Sanford in oi
custing the amendment.
Mr.. L'ech submitted another N
&. noriy report from the Committee c
Judiciary, as follows:
Mr.. Spe ker, as a ms mher of the j
dietary Committee OF the Senate,
recommend that Senate bi | No. -
ia amended by striking out the woT'
: 'the last THURSDAY ia September
It wherever they occ1r and iOsert
Il place thereof the words "the FIR
a. tuesday after tne first Monday in N
h vember, 1888, the day for gener
D. election for Il presenta ives In 1888
E and thus amended tEat the bill
1t passed. / beg leave to state tn
). there is great diversity OF opinion
O. to the proper construction OF sectiC
|, 8, article IL, OF our constitution. In
Of matter Of such magnitude es that /
q volvsd in the present bill tn
l. construction ehould be adopt
II about which no possible dou
" can b. given. We have as
p pre- dent, the construction Of tn
i artirle of the constitution adopted
10 the General ASS mb,y OF 1851 81
It 1852, in submitting ut that time pr
c. posed amendment to the c1nsti u 10
This construction fixed the Eclectic
e, on the proposed amendment on t
10 day Of the gey eral election for Repr
g. sentativss. Tnis construction b
s. been acquiesced in fer the Ia
e odd thir y Yeas and has never be,
ct questioned. Ia my judgment al
IN opinion il IL best ADD taioAt TO f,llC
A the precedent thus set us. AZ to Il
n course there seems to be no possit
10 doubt. AS to all other courses the
n may be some doubt. Ny propos
amendment to the present bill
In simply to make 1t conform TO precede
J. of 1851 81 JAC.B LKEcH
No other business was trsnsAct
ana the Senate adjourned.
The House.